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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING INLAND NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM...
LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...
COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON
AND COASTAL JASPER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 81.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS MAKING LANDFALL NEAR JACKSONVILLE
FLORIDA.

THE HIGHEST INITIAL IMPACTS FROM BERYL ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND WIND GUSTS
OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND NEAR THE
IMMEDIATE COAST IN RAIN BANDS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING WILL INCREASE
LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS AND THEN MOVES SLOWLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ...

..WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN
BANDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT
OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...
POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL
RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED
SURF IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT.

$$

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INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND
NEAR RAIN BANDS. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW
COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO
SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...INLAND FLOODING...
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERAL RAIN BANDS TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THE CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN
RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED
SURF IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY DURING THE NEXT
MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME
WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN
WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE UNLIKELY TO BECOME
IMPASSIBLE. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE
TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND
INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM 1/2 TO
1 INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 INCHES. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL
STALLS BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS AND THEN AWAY FROM THE AREA
BY MID WEEK. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY IN RAIN
BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME BEACH EROSION
IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

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WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ354-374-290400-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND
20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST TONIGHT
BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

$$

MTE




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